A Guide to the Reed Island Iron Company Receipts, 1894-1896
A Collection in
Special Collections
Collection Number Ms2009-040
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Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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Processed by: John M. Jackson, Special Collections Staff
2009 By Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. All rights reserved.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from the Reed Island Iron Company Receipts must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Reed Island Iron Company Receipts, Ms2009-040 - Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
Acquisition Information
The Reed Island Iron Company Receipts were purchased by Special Collections in 2009. The documents had been part of a larger group of railroad-related materials compiled by a collector, then sold to a dealer (see "separated material" section).
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement and description of the Reed Island Iron Company Receipts commenced and was completed in March 2009.
Historical Information
The Reed Island Iron Furnace, located three miles from Allisonia, Virginia, commenced operation in 1881 and operated until 1908. The furnace produced up to 12 tons of pig iron per day.
Scope and Content
This collection contains two receipts issued to the Reed Island Iron Company of Pulaski County, Virginia. The first receipt, dated 1894, was issued by the Dora Furnace Company for three pinions; the second, dated 1896, is from Lynchburg, Virginia wholesale grocers Robinson, Tate & Company and lists purchases of coffee, medicine and equipment.
Related Material
The Reed Island Iron New River Mineral Company Receipts were acquired as part of a larger collection of railway-related material that had been compiled by a collector, then sold to a dealer. In the course of processing, the receipts were removed to a separate collection. The acquisition of which these receipts were a part also included:
Adjunct Descriptive Data
Separated MaterialThe Reed Island Iron New River Mineral Company Receipts were acquired as part of a larger collection of railway-related material that had been compiled by a collector, then sold to a dealer. In the course of processing, the receipts were removed to a separate collection. The acquisition of which these receipts were a part also included: